Russian national convicted of selling abroad stolen parts of military helicopters to be jailedEntrepreneur Andrey Yeresko was found guilty of legalizing helicopter components and parts stolen from a military unit in the amount of more than 20 million rubles ($280,000) and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.18:09 12.10.2021
Russian Justice Ministry drops claim against Chamber of lawyer of ex-journalist accused of treasonThe Kuibyshevsky court of St. Petersburg has terminated the proceedings initiated by the Russian Justice Ministry against the city’s chamber of lawyers in relation to the case of Ivan Pavlov, a lawyer for former journalist Ivan Safronov accused of treason, for allegedly disclosing information related to a police investigation.10:57 01.10.2021
Expert examination ordered in case over establishment of memorial estate at Cape OkhtaA St. Petersburg court has ordered a historical, cultural, and archaeological evaluation by a commission of experts to be carried out in a case opened in relation to a group claim against inaction of the Russian Culture Ministry as to creation of a stand-alone museum reserve at Cape Okhta.16:39 26.05.2021
Former St. Petersburg vice-governor gets 5.5 years for embezzlement, graftThe Kuybyshevsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Thursday sentenced former vice-governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan to 5.5 years in high-security penal colony graft and embezzlement of funds allocated for the construction of the city’s Arena football stadium.10:46 20.05.2021
New case against ex-culture official transferred from St. Petersburg to MoscowA new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble embezzlement allocated for restoration of the Hermitage Museum has been transferred from St. Petersburg to Moscow.16:54 27.04.2020
New case against former culture top official to be heard in St. PetersburgA new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble embezzlement from the restoration of the Hermitage Museum has reached a St. Petersburg court.12:55 16.04.2020
Former St. Petersburg vice-governor pleads not guilty to bribery, embezzlementThe former vice-governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan pled not guilty in court on Wednesday to bribery and embezzlement of funds allocated for the construction of the city’s Arena football stadium.17:45 18.09.2019